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666 is one of the most infamous numbers in the history of the world. Not surprisingly, it is quite a unique number in terms of mathematics. For example, a perfect triangle with three sides that measure 36 each in length is made up of exactly 666 points. 666 is also the ratio of 2/3 (or .666) while 33, the age at which Joshua ben Joseph (Jesus Christ) was crucified, equals 1/3 (or .33). 666 is also 999 upside down which may possibly be related to the fact that Joshua ben Joseph (Jesus Christ) was crucified with three 9 inch nails (999). Here are just a few 666 Ikons which can be found online:

NOTE: The LORD our God is a series of articles concerning the God of Israel, the God of the Holy Bible. This is the first article which is entitled I. God the Father has Horns

One of the most fundamental issues concerning the LORD God of the Holy Bible is His appearance. What does the LORD God look like? After thoroughly investigating the available research, a tentative conclusion can be reached. The LORD God is a giant, barbaric, bearded, circumcised, possibly extra-terrestrial male sorcerer that stands between 50-100 feet tall, perhaps even larger. Most importantly, He has horns upon each side of His forehead, like a ram or a goat, but in all other respects resembles a fiercely handsome, adult male.

Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they saw God, and they ate and drank.

– Exodus 24:9-11

Keep in mind that, traditionally speaking, the LORD God resides in Heaven, in other words- outer space. Thus, there is the distinct possibility that the LORD God of both the Old and the New Testament is a supernatural, extra-terrestrial being from another world, or planet, somewhere nearby in the Milky Way galaxy. He appears capable of manipulating both time and space and has basically mastered the forces of nature- earth, air, water, and fire. His life-span measures in the thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of years, if not longer. In His world, or home planet, there are probably many different forms of horned creatures, some of whom walk on two legs, others who walk on all fours. Historically speaking, it is entirely accurate to insist that YHVH, or Yahweh, the father God of both Jews and Christians, has horns. Canaanite legend states this explicitly. The Hebrews were directly related to the Canaanites because both were Semitic tribes descended from Shem. The Bible itself also hints at this ‘horned’ reality. The passages are as follows:

God brought them out of Egypt; He has, as it were, the [horn]
of a unicorn.

– Numbers 23:22

God brings him out of Egypt; He has [horns] like a wild ox.

– Numbers 24:8

One prominent Biblical scholar believes that these passages can only lead to one possible conclusion. He states without hesitation that, ‘The horns belong to God, who is…called El.’ With this in mind, it is difficult to accept the opinions of some critics who believe that God the father does not have horns, only the Devil does. In the past, this line of thought has lead to some highly anti-Semitic conclusions. Jew-haters spewing nonsense have time and again attempted to claim that the horned God of the Jews was, and is, the Devil and that the God of Christianity does not have horns. While Rabbi Jesus may not have horns, to say that the God of the Jews, or of the Christians, is hornless is completely contrary to the statements of more than a few experts. Consider the following quotations:

The Canaanite gods Baal and El were horned bull gods as was,
originally, Yahveh, which is why horns decorate the altar described
in Exodus 27.

– Encyclopedia of Religions

Horns, in Moses’ time, were a symbol of authority and power.
Many gods, including YHVH have been depicted as having
them.

– Mary Sutherland

This god…was seen in two basic ways; as a solar sky deity
and, particularly as he expressed himself in nature, as a horned
god of the woodlands and forests. A great being who was lord
of all nature. He also has many names: Cernunnos, Merlin, Lugh,
Pan, Osiris and many others including YHVH, or Jehovah of the
Hebrews.

– John and Donna Beasley

The modern confusion over the appearance of God the Father comes mostly from the artwork of Michelangelo. In his various paintings and sculptures, God is portrayed without horns, like Zeus (or Jupiter), the sexually degenerate god of the Greeks and the Romans. This has caused generations upon generations of believers to picture the Christian father God as human and without horns. For whatever reason, Michelangelo did make a sculpture of the prophet Moses with horns. Sadly, many Christians have taken this to mean that the God of Moses, the God of the Old Testament, the God of the Jews, was the Devil with horns, while the God of Jesus Christ, the God of the New Testament, the God of Christianity did not have horns and was an entirely different God.

This is completely contrary to Church teachings and is, in fact, blasphemy and heresy. The God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament was, and is, the exact same God. Scores of Christian scholars have confirmed this throughout the centuries. Christians certainly do not worship Zeus, a sexually perverted human god without horns. They never did. They worship the God of the Holy Bible. Modern research and scholarship have shown conclusively that this God traditionally had horns.

What may perplex the Christians of today is the age-old legend that Satan, the Devil has horns. Keep in mind that these same legends never said God did not have horns. In fact, the proper Biblical tradition is to never, ever create an image of God whether it be a painting or a sculpture. The Ten Commandments completely forbids any portrayal of what God actually looks like:

You shall not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of
any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth below, or
that is in the water under the earth.

– Exodus 20:4

For this reason, the image of God having horns has remained somewhat of a secret over the centuries. It has been passed down from generation to generation, from father to son, by word of mouth commonly known as the oral tradition. This may leave some Christians of today feeling somewhat uncomfortable, disbelieving, or even frightened. Nevertheless, when it comes to the God of the Holy Bible, the faithful and obedient need never be afraid. YHVH, the horned God of the Hebrews is a God of justice and mercy. He always has been and always will be. His people, the Jews, have proven to be some of the kindest, most peaceful people in history. His only son, Rabbi Jesus, followed in this tradition by preaching peace, love, tolerance, and forgiveness. In God’s eyes, Satan, the Devil, is an evil, very dangerous nuisance who both tempts and accuses mankind with wrongdoing. He is the little bat, rat, or cockroach, the pest that God just can’t seem to catch. While both of them may originate from the same Heavenly world, or planet, that contains many different horned creatures, God and Satan are distinctly different in both size and temperament. God, a horned, benevolent giant looks down upon mankind with kindness and generosity, forever willing to forgive their sins and treat them with benevolence. At the same time, Satan, the little horned pest and rodent, the malcontent son, the insane, ugly and evil uncle, views man with hatred, suspicion, envy and malice. Through the use of Scriptures, God warns the good people of earth against ever trusting in His opponent, the Devil, or any of his fellow wicked, little horned people. As the Bible states:

The children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer
in the open field…they may bring them unto the LORD…And they
shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they
have gone prostituting themselves. This shall be a statute for
ever unto them throughout their generations.

– Leviticus 17:5-7

Some believers may become confused or even angry that the God of the Holy Bible has hidden the fact that He has horns from so many of His loyal and devout followers throughout the centuries. One reason may well be because He considered it unimportant or because Zeus, the evil, sexually perverted, Pagan god without horns, may have deceitfully tried to usurp God’s place in the minds of men by trying to convince everyone that only Satan has horns. The fact remains that Zeus is not YHVH, the God of Israel, and never will be. Just as his son Apollo, a murderer and a pervert, was no Jesus Christ and never will be. The hiding of God’s horns is not a conspiracy. It is merely one small part of the Biblical tradition, predicted several different times in Scriptures. They are as follows:

[God] said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their
end shall be. – Deuteronomy 32:20

How long will you forget me, O LORD? For ever? How long will
you hide your face from me? – Psalm 13:1

Truly you are a God that hides yourself, O God of Israel, the
Savior. – Isaiah 45:15

Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have
poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord
GOD. – Ezekiel 39:29

¨ It is to be hoped that, when it comes to giant men with horns, a profound change of heart can occur among the billions of believers in the three great religions of Abraham, namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This small change of heart has to occur in order for God to fully reveal Himself once again. For how can this barbaric giant, who has spiritually conquered most of the world, ever hope to meet His children face to face if they remain terrified of His horns? For Christians, how can Rabbi Jesus ever introduce His father to a hostile audience who would mistake Him for the Devil? For this reason, God remains hidden from view. Until the hearts and minds of mankind change, He must.

For the past few centuries, theologians have speculated upon the omnipotence, omniscience, and unimaginable light and glory which they believe to be God Almighty. They forget what the Bible clearly states numerous times in many languages- that God has a face, hands, and feet just like a man. He also has a name and that is YHVH which in Hebrew means, ‘I will be what I will be.’ Dozens, literally hundreds, of rival gods with rival stories and rival traditions have perished under the onslaught of Christianity and Islam. Today, the Pagan gods are considered nothing more than myths. Was this all just a coincidence? Or is man finally prepared to meet both his maker and creator face to face, the fierce, bearded giant with horns who has conquered them all. Only time will tell.

Hands of the LORD God

I will give the victor the right to sit with Me on My throne, as I Myself first won the victory and sit with My Father on His throne.

– Revelation 3:21

The Two Good Hands of the Fathers
In Christian tradition, it is said that Jesus ascended into Heaven and is now seated at the Right hand of the Father. Who then sits at the Left hand of the Father? The most likely answer is Satan, the accuser. On the other hand, it may well be the Holy Ghost, who has been worshipped and revered as a integral part of the Christian Trinity for nearly 2,000 years. In fact, there is a book which has been published fairly recently which argues this very case, that the Holy Ghost does indeed sit at the the Left hand of God the Father. Nevertheless, the older, more traditional, argument that Satan, the ‘accuser’ or ‘adversary’ of those souls seeking to enter the Kingdom of Heaven continues to be seated at the Left (Sinister) hand of God’s Throne of Judgment, remains a fairly common understanding for most devout Christians, even in the Pagan/New Age world of today that is constantly being filled with an ever-increasing amount of new viewpoints and theological outlooks. The most specific mention of a ‘diabolical’ accuser performing the vital function of keeping disobedient sinners from a Heavenly reward which they do not deserve, and have never earned, comes from Rabbi Joshua ben Joseph Himself in the Gospel of John. The exact passage reads as follows:

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?

– John 5:45-47

In general, Christian doctrine believes mankind has been saved from eternal damnation by the atoning sacrifice of Rabbi Joshua’s Crucifixion along with His Divine forgiving grace bestowed upon individual believers through the Sacrament of Baptism and life-long Christian practices. Nevertheless, every single Christian Bible still includes the full text of the Laws of Moses which can be found in the first five books of the Old Testament. Regardless of any specific details, these supposedly ‘primitive’, ‘arcane’, and ‘out-dated’ Commandments were kept there for a reason, most probably to be read and studied by any and all Christians and perhaps even to be obeyed. Given the metaphorical passages found in the Book of Revelation there is ample reason to believe that what Joshua the Messiah said in the Gospel of John was, and still is true even today. For just as Church tradition believes that Rabbi Jesus ‘will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,’ the Synagogue of Satan (as specifically mentioned in Revelation) might claim that, at the same time, Satan will come again in fury to accuse and punish the living and the dead for their continued and flagrant disregard for the laws of the Old Testament which continue to remain in force because God the Father has never rescinded or removed any of them.

Behold the Hands of God!

It is often said that when a person is judged before the throne of God, Joshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) acts as their defense lawyer, while Satan sits in opposition as the prosecuting attorney, hoping to sentence those who clearly deserve it to Hell. This means that Satan is nothing more than the ‘evil’ one who records the sins and misdeeds of the living in order to restrict, and even prohibit, their undeserved access to the Kingdom of Heaven and to demand punishment for one’s disobedience to the clearly written laws of God as presented in the Old Testament. Here is a sampling of some various, different Judeo-Christian Fathers and a rare glimpse of who would be seated at their Right and Left hand:

The Eastern Orthodox Kingdom of God

Czar Nicholas II and his only son Alexei, the once and future Czar
of Russia

We will bury you…
– Khrushchev, former ruler of the Soviet Union

Bears in the Holy Bible

For thy Almighty hand, that made the world of matter without form, wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears or fierce lions, – Wisdom of Solomon 11:17

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. – Revelation 13:2

He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. – Lamentations 3:10

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. – Hosea 13:8

Behold another beast, a second, like…a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ – Daniel 7:5

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. – Amos 5:19

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. – II Kings 2:24

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.- I Samuel 17:36-37

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: – I Samuel 17:34

He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. – Sirach 47:3

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. – Proverbs 28:15

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. – Proverbs 17:12

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. – II Samuel 17:8

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. – Isaiah 11:7

We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. – Isaiah 59:11

We will bury you…
– Khrushchev, former ruler of the Soviet Union

Bears in the Holy Bible

For thy Almighty hand, that made the world of matter without form, wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears or fierce lions, – Wisdom of Solomon 11:17

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. – Revelation 13:2

He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. – Lamentations 3:10

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. – Hosea 13:8

Behold another beast, a second, like…a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ – Daniel 7:5

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. – Amos 5:19

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. – II Kings 2:24

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.- I Samuel 17:36-37

And David said unto Saul, ‘Thy servant kept his father’s sheep and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.- I Samuel 17:34

He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. – Sirach 47:3

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. – Proverbs 28:15

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. – Proverbs 17:12

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field – II Samuel 17:8

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. – Isaiah 11:7

We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. – Isaiah 59:11

The Abolition of… Passage from The Communist Manifesto
Property: The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property
Family: Abolition of the family! Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the Communists.
Marriage: Communists…desire to introduce…an openly legalized community of women.
Nation: Communists are further reproached with desiring to abolish countries and nationality.
Religion: Communism abolishes eternal truths, it abolishes all religion, and all morality.

The Russian Empire, The Flag of Russia
I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the [red] dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled…And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.- Revelation 20

The Russian Empire, The Flag of Russia
I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the [red] dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled…And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.- Revelation 20

The Union Jack, The Flag of Great Britain
He carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. – Revelation 21:10-14

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He leads beside green pastures and past the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me on the right path for the sake of His name. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for the LORD is with me. With his rod and staff he comforts me. He prepares a table for me in the sight of my enemies. He anoints my head, my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and Iwill dwell in the House of the LORD forever.
– Psalms 23:1-6

The Flag of Israel
God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. – Genesis 1:6-7

The Knights Hospitaller, The Flag of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem
The LORD said unto her, ‘Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.’ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob. – Genesis 25:23:26

Knights Templar

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7)

Soviet Union
‘Use your sharp sickle and reap the harvest, for the time to reap has come, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripe.’ So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested… So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth’s vintage. He threw it into the great wine press of God’s fury. The wine press was trodden outside the city and blood poured out of the wine press.
– Revelation 14:15-20